U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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ESEA: Teaching of Traditional American History - 2005

CFDA Number: 84.215X - Teaching of Traditional American History


Program Goal: To improve student achievement by providing high-quality professional development to elementary and secondary-level teachers of American history.
Objective 8.1 of 1: Demonstrate the effectiveness of professional development activities for secondary-level teachers of American history through the increased achievement of their students.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Students in experimental and quasi-experimental studies of educational effectiveness in Teaching American History projects will demonstrate higher achievement on course content measures and/or statewide U.S. history assessments than students in control and comparison groups.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
(a) Percentage of students in studies of educational effectiveness who demonstrate higher achievement than those in control or comparison groups.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2004
 
999
2005
 
999

(b) Percentage of school districts that demonstrate higher educational achievement for students in TAH classrooms than those in control or comparison groups.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2005
 
999


Explanation: a) The FY 2004 target is to establish a baseline. The target for FY 2005 is the baseline plus 1%. b) FY 2004 data will establish the beaseline. The target for FY 2005 is the baseline plus 1%.   		Source: Performance Report
Grantee Performance Report: Teaching American History Grantee Performance Report.

Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: October 2004

 

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